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Of keen insight or good judgment

Having or showing good sense or judgment

Learned in the ways of civilized society

Having knowledge of events before they take place

Fussy, having particular tastes or whims

Graceful and stylish in appearance or manner

Suited or acceptable to the purpose or circumstances

Inclined to find fault too readily

To be aware of through touching or being touched

Present participle for to tell the difference between

Present participle for to look at closely or with interest

Present participle for to analyze or view in a certain way

Present participle for to go over in one's head

Present participle for to engage in self-discovery

Present participle for to be cautious and alert to risks or dangers

The action or process of identifying someone or something or the fact of being identified

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Adjective

Of keen insight or good judgment

hyperintelligent

quick on the uptake

quick off the mark

full of insight

sharp as a tack

with great knowledge

showing great knowledge

well thought out

treating with kid gloves

not born yesterday

not missing a trick

knows what's what

quick on the trigger

quick on the draw

ear to the ground

very intelligent

lost in thought

in a brown study

smart as a tack

knowing how many beans make five

smart as a whip

with all one's wits about one

having been around

immersed in thought

deep in thought

having a good head on one's shoulders

know how many beans make five

having no flies on

investigational

sympathizing^US

on the qui vive

with eyes like a hawk

having foresight

able to recognize

in the know about

sympathising^UK

as sharp as a tack

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“The Rich Tea will be chosen by someone sober, strategic, and discerning who sees all the options and helps the team make balanced decisions.”

Adjective

Having or showing good sense or judgment

full of common sense

well-thought-out

in one's right mind

having all one's marbles

well thought out

holding together

in possession of all your faculties

with both feet on the ground

playing with a full deck

able to reason clearly

able to think clearly

right in the head

with one's feet on the ground

showing great knowledge

with great knowledge

detail oriented

able to hold water

playing with full deck

having all marbles

both oars in water

copper-bottomed

from the horse's mouth

got it together

incontrovertible

based on hard data

based on hard facts

beyond question

one hundred per cent

standing to reason

based on good sense

within possibility

within the bounds of possibility

within the realms of possibility

well thought-out

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Adjective

Learned in the ways of civilized society

artistically aware

intellectually aware

with good taste

with great knowledge

full of insight

well thought out

showing great knowledge

having been around

hyperintelligent

intellectualistic

intellectualist

with both feet on the ground

sharp as a tack

having a good head on one's shoulders

know how many beans make five

having no flies on

quick on the uptake

well-thought-out

well versed in the ways of the world

self-centered^US

self-centred^UK

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Adjective

Having knowledge of events before they take place

prognosticative

forward-looking

with second sight

with a sixth sense

parapsychological

having second sight

having sixth sense

prognosticating

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Adjective

Fussy, having particular tastes or whims

over-particular

difficult to please

over-fastidious

discriminational

impossible to please

picking and choosing

individualizing^US

individualising^UK

with good taste

pass-remarkable

over-censorious

dotting the i's

crossing the t's

selfdisciplined

going to great lengths

easily disgusted

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Adjective

Graceful and stylish in appearance or manner

with good taste

aesthetically pleasing

prosperous-looking

wealthy-looking

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Adjective

Suited or acceptable to the purpose or circumstances

well established

well-established

according to the book

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Adjective

Understanding

Adjective

Inclined to find fault too readily

over-censorious

over-particular

pass-remarkable

difficult to please

impossible to please

unfavourable^UK

over-fastidious

on someone's back

severely critical

easily disgusted

full of reproof

schoolmistressy

prim and proper

excessively orderly

discriminational

crossing the t's

dotting the i's

individualising^UK

individualizing^US

walking on eggs

minding p's and q's

heart and soul into

with good taste

selfdisciplined

going to great lengths

well thought-out

anti-corruption

extremely careful

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Verb

To be aware of through touching or being touched

having a sensation of

becoming aware of

cottoning on to

getting the picture

making sense of

getting the message

getting the drift of

making head or tail of

catching sight of

getting to the bottom of

getting a fix on

getting the hang of

differentiating

getting a load of

taking on board

getting to know

getting the drift

piecing together

taking notice of

keeping up with

being cognizant of

getting the idea

becoming conscious of

having an aha moment

catching a glimpse of

clapping eyes on

getting a glimpse of

setting eyes on

getting the point of

becoming cognizant of

getting one's head around

seeing the light

paying attention to

hypothesizing^US

having sight of

diagnosticating

having knowledge of

getting wind of

familiarizing oneself with

getting your head round

hypothesising^UK

getting wise to

making certain of

getting the point

putting one's finger on

getting the idea of

feeling in one's bones

absorbing mentally

philosophizing^US

knowing by sight

double-checking

sympathizing with

catching the drift

getting the picture about

getting clued up about

telling the difference

splitting hairs

paying attention

philosophising^UK

getting wind of the fact

getting to the bottom

getting the impression

getting wise to the fact

seeing daylight

thinking likely

hazarding a guess

getting the message about

getting an eyeful of

knowing what's what

having a feeling

drawing a distinction

discerning a difference

getting the impression of

seeing the point of

getting one's mind around

figuring something out

thinking through

catching the drift of

getting a view of

getting the gist

having an awareness of

having a handle on

catching on to the fact

knowing for certain

having information

wrapping one's mind around

picking up what someone is putting down

seeing the light about

gaining an understanding of

making intelligible

bringing to light

getting one's head round

having experience of

having knowledge

making heads or tails of

having down pat

feeling certain

getting a handle on

becoming conscious

becoming aware of the fact that

getting through one's head

becoming conscious of the fact that

throwing light on

perceiving the meaning of

getting vibrations

putting a name to

putting the finger on

taking to heart

taking into consideration

giving thought to

giving a thought to

becoming clear to

bearing in mind

making up your mind on

getting a sight of

getting an eyeful

taking a gander

having a funny feeling

empathising with

identifying with

sympathising with

empathizing with

telling the difference between

making a distinction between

telling between

deciding between

prognosticating

differentializing

staying in the clouds

telling which is which

acknowledging the validity of

admitting the validity of

commiserating with

accepting the validity of

making a distinction

seeing a difference

coming to the conclusion

forming the opinion

getting down cold

getting down pat

generalizing^US

generalising^UK

calling the turn

crystal balling it

seeing it coming

separating the sheep from the goats

recognizing a distinction

categorising^UK

separating the wheat from the chaff

contradistinguishing

categorizing^US

forming an opinion of

making a guess at

making an estimate of

taking for granted

taking a stab at

taking a shot at

going out on a limb

having a sneaking suspicion of

jumping to a conclusion

listening in to

giving attention

giving an audience to

giving attention to

getting an earful

eavesdroping on

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“Their perception was weak, and they could barely discern the outlines of other beings present.”

Verb

Present participle for to tell the difference between

“We usually fail to discern between authentic and artificial needs.”

Verb

Present participle for to look at closely or with interest

scrutinising^UK

scrutinizing^US

getting a load of

keeping an eye on

keeping under surveillance

keeping tabs on

keeping under observation

keeping watch on

keeping a tab on

taking a gander at

watching like a hawk

keeping a weather eye on

keeping under scrutiny

having a gander at

having a squint at

giving something a once-over

having a dekko at

taking a shufti at

taking a dekko at

giving the once-over

keeping a beady eye on

having a shufti at

taking a glance at

keeping eagle eye on

paying attention to

catching sight of

clapping eyes on

setting eyes on

feasting your eyes on

reconnoitring^UK

rubbernecking at

reconnoitering^US

checking something out

giving attention to

keeping track of

keeping one's eye on

having a look-see at

getting an eyeful of

feasting one's eyes

having a butcher's at

taking stock of

taking a gander

casting an eye over

running through

looking through

having a look-see

looking something over

taking notice of

concentrating on

giving the once over

taking a butcher's at

reading through

taking a look at

flipping through

flicking through

leafing through

going over with a fine-tooth comb

subjecting to an examination

giving something a going-over

giving something a look-see

subjecting to an inspection

kicking the tires

having a quick look

looking briefly

having a shufti

sneaking a look

catching a glimpse of

taking a quick look

looking quickly

skimming through

fixing one's gaze

running your eye over

having a squint

looking fixedly

taking a butcher's

taking a shufti

looking up and down

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Verb

Present participle for to analyze or view in a certain way

Verb

Present participle for to go over in one's head

Verb

Present participle for to engage in self-discovery

reflecting upon

self-reflecting

self-questioning

bringing to light

Verb

Present participle for to be cautious and alert to risks or dangers

looking out for

watching out for

taking care with

guarding against

paying attention to

having a care for

troubling about

watching your step

minding one's p's and q's

Noun

The action or process of identifying someone or something or the fact of being identified

Noun

Thought

rationalisation^UK

rationalization^US

rationalising^UK

rationalizing^US

self-examination

serious thought

self-observation

self-questioning

self-contemplation

self-reflection

heart-searching

thought process

self-absorption

careful thought

conceptualization^US

self-introspection

period of deliberation

period of contemplation

period of reflection

spell of contemplation

spell of deliberation

spell of reflection

conceptualisation^UK

accepted wisdom

line of thought

inquisitiveness

considerateness

presence of mind

careful considering

belt and braces

close attention

careful consideration

cross-examination

levelheadedness

thirst for knowledge

undivided attention

visualisation^UK

visualization^US

hypothesizing^US

hypothesising^UK

foresightedness

sneaking suspicion

stab in the dark

shot in the dark

forward planning

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